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Editorial Review:
The sinuous world of 1950s Cuban dance halls provides the setting for Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, a "re-imagining" that shares with the original movie a deep love of sexy young people pressed tightly together on the dance floor. Fresh from New England, bookish and lovely Katey (Romola Garai, adorable in the charming but little-seen I Capture the Castle) meets a fiery young busboy named Javier (Diego Luna, Y Tu Mama Tambien) at a snooty hotel. Before you can say Tito Puente, the two have found a common language in the sensual swaying of their limbs, despite the resistance of Katey's mother (Sela Ward). It's all ridiculous, of course--the dialogue is atrocious, the characters tortilla-thin, and the politics embarrassing--but that's hardly the point. Luna is dreamy, there's lots of sweaty dancing, and Patrick Swayze makes an appearance--what more can you ask from a movie called Dirty Dancing? --Bret Fetzer
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Raunchy moves, sexy music but not much else!!! Ever since 'Dirty Dancing' burst into our lives in the 1980's a string of dance movies have followed all striving to break into that special niche market that Dirty Dancing identified. We've since had 'Step Up', 'Save the Last Dance', 'Strictly Ballroom', 'Take the Lead' and 'Shall we Dance' to name but a few and they have all more or less had varying degrees of success. While the dancing in these movies is always excellent the storyline often leaves alot to be desired Thankfully Dirty Dancing 2 at... more info
Well second the best and all that.... I first watched this film a couple of years ago when my friend got given it. I fully expected to be slightly dissapointed because i was at that time a big lover of Dirty Dancing the original. However this film, in my opinion is a lot better than the first one. The first thing i think you should know is that it is not a sequel to Dirty Dancing, in many ways it is more of a prequel having happened before the first. The only links between the films are the name, Patrick Swayse and basic story line of boy... more info
Totally took me by surprise Dirty Dancing 2 - how could they?! Ok, that was my first thought and obviously I'm not alone in this. BUT...great film. The story works well, the acting is great and the dancing is sexy and sumptious. The film [almost] stands on it's own feet and steadily too. I say 'almost' because of Patrick Swayze's cameo, which works so well, especially if you think about the original and Johnny's comments about latin dance moves for the final show - now we know where he got them. It is a shame that this film will... more info
One of the warmest and most enjoyable dance flicks of all.. Whilst it certainly has it's faults, a weak script at times and a certain predictability, Havana Nights is still, in my opinion, a wonderfully warm and engaging example of the genre. The leading characters are both very likeable(especially Diego Luna who is particularly appealing), the dancing is exciting and the music extremely catchy and infectious. In spite of the backgroumd of ominous politcal upheavals, the film exudes happiness, and could be perfect to brighten a rainy day or for a girly night in.... more info
